Patents by Inventor Simon Jennings

Simon Jennings has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11486304
    Abstract: An actuator assembly for a variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbocharger is disclosed. The actuator assembly may include an actuator and an actuator linkage having a first end coupled to the actuator and a second end defining a linkage joint. The actuator assembly may further include a VTG lever having a ball stud bore extending through the VTG lever. Additionally, the actuator assembly may include a ball stud including a first end partially disposed within the linkage joint and a second threaded end extending axially through the ball stud bore. Furthermore, a nut may be aligned with the ball stud bore and movably attached to the VTG lever prior to extending the ball stud through the ball stud bore, wherein the ball stud engages with the nut and fastens the ball stud to the VTG lever to operatively couple the VTG lever to the actuator linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Andrew Jones, George Heddy, Simon Jennings
  • Publication number: 20190136762
    Abstract: An actuator assembly for a variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbocharger is disclosed. The actuator assembly may include an actuator and an actuator linkage having a first end coupled to the actuator and a second end defining a linkage joint. The actuator assembly may further include a VTG lever having a ball stud bore extending through the VTG lever. Additionally, the actuator assembly may include a ball stud including a first end partially disposed within the linkage joint and a second threaded end extending axially through the ball stud bore. Furthermore, a nut may be aligned with the ball stud bore and movably attached to the VTG lever prior to extending the ball stud through the ball stud bore, wherein the ball stud engages with the nut and fastens the ball stud to the VTG lever to operatively couple the VTG lever to the actuator linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Andrew Jones, George Heddy, Simon Jennings
  • Patent number: 9816512
    Abstract: A product usable with a turbocharger may include a compressor wheel having an inducer section and an exducer section. Air may be collected by the inducer section and expelled by the exducer section. A cover may define a diffuser and a collection volute. The diffuser may lead away from the exducer section to the collection volute. The cover may define a collection cavity opening to the collection volute through a port and extending in an axial direction. The cover may define an inlet passage around the inducer section and the cover may include a dividing wall separating the inlet passage from the collection cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Smith, Andrew Day, Simon Jennings, Matthew Nicholson
  • Publication number: 20170016455
    Abstract: A product usable with a turbocharger may include a compressor wheel having an inducer section and an exducer section. Air may be collected by the inducer section and expelled by the exducer section. A cover may define a diffuser and a collection volute. The diffuser may lead away from the exducer section to the collection volute. The cover may define a collection cavity opening to the collection volute through a port and extending in an axial direction. The cover may define an inlet passage around the inducer section and the cover may include a dividing wall separating the inlet passage from the collection cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Smith, Andrew Day, Simon Jennings, Matthew Nicholson